Vancouver rundown for Friday, January 10, 2025.
Crews from BC have now arrived in Southern California
to help battle the deadly wildfires around Los Angeles.
Helicopters from Port Alburni Base Colson Aviation
have been working on the front lines.
Wind gusts of over 100 kilometers an hour
continue to challenge firefighters,
working on massive wildfires in Palisades and Pasadena,
as well as smaller ones around the county.
A new fire erupted in the Calabasas area Thursday afternoon,
forcing hundreds more to evacuate.
Other news, Christie Clark will run
for the federal liberal leadership.
A campaigner for the former premier
confirmed the widespread speculation,
telling the National Post,
he expects Clark to be in the race and win it
unless there are some crazy rules.
Conservative leader Pierre Poliev
has already dubbed Clark the carbon tax queen.
The Vancouver Island University Mariners
refused to travel to Abbas Ford this weekend
for a women's basketball game,
calling the host venue unsafe.
The decision stems back to two incidents in October
when Abbas Ford's Columbia Bible College coach,
Taylor Claggett, was accused of anti-transgender tirades
targeting transgender player Harriet McKenzie.
Columbia Bible College says the unsafe claims
are untrue and misinformed.
A 13-year-old girl has now been discharged
from BC Children's Hospital
after being treated for avian flu.
The girl who became the first critical pediatric patient
was first treated in hospital back in early November.
At one point, she had to be intubated.
The girl's family is thanking caregivers
and the public for their support.
Rain Friday morning and then a mix of sun and cloud
in the afternoon, gusty winds,
sun and cloud for Saturday, mostly sunny for Sunday.
For all the details on these local Vancouver area stories,
along with those links,
go to vancouverundown.substack.com.